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    I'm saving up my warped Wapis to make a set of steak knives.

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    No problem shredder, I'm always happy to recommend things that I think are exceptional whether it be products or people. For what it's worth I have some high end razors including a Livi and a TI and neither come anywhere near the Wapis. I do however appreciate that they work for other people. I have been using a straight for about a year now and have tried enough razors to decide that a razor with a lesser grind is more suitable for me. I will definately be selling the TI on at some point as I would rather someone else have it than it sit on my shelf. It may be that as you progress you begin to change your preferences, but personally I will not be trying any more fancy blades as I have found a razor that caters for all my needs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barbelus maximus View Post
    No problem shredder, I'm always happy to recommend things that I think are exceptional whether it be products or people. For what it's worth I have some high end razors including a Livi and a TI and neither come anywhere near the Wapis. I do however appreciate that they work for other people. I have been using a straight for about a year now and have tried enough razors to decide that a razor with a lesser grind is more suitable for me. I will definately be selling the TI on at some point as I would rather someone else have it than it sit on my shelf. It may be that as you progress you begin to change your preferences, but personally I will not be trying any more fancy blades as I have found a razor that caters for all my needs.
    I know what you mean. I've tried a Kropp and the TI, both hollow ground and neither man enough to deal with my stubble. This kind of suggests that a wedge style blade is better for me than a more delicate hollow ground blade. Japanese has to be the way forward for Desparate Dans

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shredder View Post
    Thanks for the advice Barbelus maximus, much appreciated.

    I love the total lack of pretence of this blade, no fancy scales, this one doesn't even have any markings on the blade but it's a million times better than the self honed Kropp (my learning curve razor) and (I hate to say it because it was a gift) the TI.

    Soaked up for a bit longer this time, water was still probably not hot enough but I was getting drenched from the soaked T shirt wrapped round my head.

    The more wedge like blade trundled though my beard with little effort, not as little effort as I would like but I can see that confidence and technique can make a massive difference to the shave and loss of red cells.

    Big thumbs up to Theinvisibleedge for fast postage and a quality bit of kit.
    Stick with the honing of the Kropp. They give a great shave when they're "tuned in".

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    Had a honefest last night and found that the Wapi has a slight bend in it.

    Are there ANY straight razors out there?

    Yorkshireman, the chap I leant the Kropp to (Almax), has noted that the Kropp has trouble holding an edge, can you shed any light in this at all? It's a lovely blade, but no good if it needs stropping every 5 mins while your face goes cold.

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    Wapi fans will probably excommunicate me for this, but I removed the blade from the scales, moved it up in the scales about an inch, then epoxied it back in place. I now have a fixed blade Wapi and it's all the better for it. I just wasn't getting on with the whole moving scales thing. Still a long way to go before I get a shave that doesn't sound like someone de-scaling a fish though.

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